Clinical characteristics of patients with spontaneous basal ganglia ICH (N=158)
| Covariate | No (%) |
| Age, mean±SD | 53.5±10.6 |
| Female | 52 (32.9) |
| Smoking | 42 (36.8) |
| Drinking | 33 (29.0) |
| Hypertension | 99 (62.7) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 9 (5.7) |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 14 (8.9) |
| Coronary artery disease | 4 (2.5) |
| Previous ICH | 3 (1.9) |
| Previous ischaemic stroke | 6 (3.8) |
| Antihypertensive treatment | 25 (15.8) |
| Antiplatelet treatment | 3 (1.9) |
| Hypoglycaemic treatment | 2 (1.3) |
| Statin treatment | 5 (3.2) |
| Admission BP, mean±SD, mm Hg | |
| Systolic | 149.0±21.5 |
| Diastolic | 92.0±16.2 |
| Intraventricular extension | 48 (30.4) |
| M1 segment stenosis | 3 (1.9) |
| Non-responsible aneurysm | 4 (2.5) |
| Anterior cerebral artery predominance | |
| Lateral | 4 (2.5) |
| Contralateral | 9 (5.7) |
| Treatment | |
| Conservative | 118 (74.7) |
| Surgical | 40 (25.3) |
| Volume, median (IQR), mL | 15.3 (5.4–32.0) |
BP, blood pressure; ICH, intracerebral haemorrhage.